It’s
a repeat performance not to be proud of. For the second year in a row,
AT&T has been rated the worst cell phone carrier by readers of
Consumer Reports magazine for poor call quality and customer service.
Verizon had the highest score among major carriers and the top spot in
the survey went to the senior-friendly Consumer Cellular. Source Link
A new study offers a wake-up call for parents of pre-schoolers amid America’s epidemic of obesity. Nearly 40-percent of kindergartners in the study weighed-in at or near the overweight range. That’s nearly double the percentage of a generation ago. And by third grade, almost half of the youngsters were overweight, or near to it. Source Link
Lack of a high school education can cost plenty in smaller paychecks over a lifetime, but what does it cost taxpayers? A new study says each high school dropout costs the taxpayer about $1,500 a year because they are more likely to need government benefits or are in prison. Dropouts also contribute less in taxes because they earn about half that of high school graduates. Source Link
A new study offers a wake-up call for parents of pre-schoolers amid America’s epidemic of obesity. Nearly 40-percent of kindergartners in the study weighed-in at or near the overweight range. That’s nearly double the percentage of a generation ago. And by third grade, almost half of the youngsters were overweight, or near to it. Source Link
Lack of a high school education can cost plenty in smaller paychecks over a lifetime, but what does it cost taxpayers? A new study says each high school dropout costs the taxpayer about $1,500 a year because they are more likely to need government benefits or are in prison. Dropouts also contribute less in taxes because they earn about half that of high school graduates. Source Link
